St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-25
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hats.
y Any woman who can get together $40
may now provide herself with a neat,
comfortable and good wearing dress.
Materials are cheap, and in almost end
less variety. Black goods are cOnsid-
cred the most durable, but there is no
reason why q dark blue, brown, green
or crimson may not be as Serviceable.
10 women under forty or even fifty these
c0lorS are more suitable than the funeral
black. which has come to be almost a
national color, and makes our sober peo-
pie look even more sad and sorry.
Excellent quality of fine cashmere
may be had at - cents yard. This is
very fine and soft, and will last for
years If carefully kept. Cashmere of
good quality may be washed and ironed
and look as good as new, and this is one
strong reason why it is so highly recon-
mended. For so cents good quality,
although of little coarser texture and of
double width, may be purchased. For
full costume from eight to ten yards
will be needed, and it is always wise to
purchase yard extra, so that In case of
the dress being remade there will be
new material for sleeves and basque
fronts.
A tasteful way to have cashmere
dress made is as follows: Have the skirt
two and a half yards wide and Just
escaping the ground all about. Very
stout figures need the skirt longer in
front then in the back, and unless this
point is strictly attended to the effect of
the entire dress is spoiled. The skirt
should be made plain and finished with
a two-inch hem over heavy lining,
edged with very narrow side pleating.
The back of the skirt should have two
dc IL ia,
drapery, should be very full and fall to
the edge of the skirt, the basque made
pointed in front, high on the hips and
box-plaited in the back lapels, with a
simulated vest and reverS and a stand
ing collar and cuffs. A plain cashmere
like this should always have small but
tons of the same color. There are many
cheaper materials of alI-wool that are
suitable for such dress.
A pretty and cheap gown for young
lady, which will do for both fall and
winter, may be made out of dark-blue
serge, which at 80 cents yard, double
width. is of excellent quality. Six
yards OF the serge and yard of dark
blue MORE at 81 will make the dress in
one of the fashionable modes. The
skirt should have wide side-plaiting
from the hip to the edge over a lining.
The drapery should be gathered about
the hips and fall half way to the knees
in front, with full back drapery, end
ing i'll a point and worn over three
reeds placed in the skirt. The bodice
should have pointed front and be cut
short over the hips, with a pointed vest
and similar piece in the back of the
MORE and high collar of the same
The sleeves should be puffed full to the
elbows and the long cuffs to the wrists
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buttons and Innings for this neat suit,
should not cost over 81.
Young ladies of small means contem-
plating new dress for evening wear
desire generally something that is taste
full and odd. Cheap SatinS and silks are
not to be recommended, because they
look tawdry after one wearing, and are
really expensive. Tarlatan is one of
the prettiest materials for ball gown,
and may be worn three or four times:
but there are many thin WOODEN goods
that are far more preferable. Nuns
yelling is one of these, and a fine quail
lty may be had at 40 or 80 cents yard,
double width. This material is particu-
larry adapted to graceful draping, and
Will wash and iron nicely. For party
dress a rOSe-cOlored nuns yelling, made
over silesia tritie brighter in color, is
pretty
A young girl would look well in such
dress. made with plain skirt,
French waist. with low neck and short
puffed sleeves. and wide sash of the
same material knOtted in butterfly
bow behind. If desired, the dress might
have pulled sleeves and guimpe of white
surah silk or lace, and white or pink
silk sash. For an older girl the skirt
should be made with reeds and have
what is called the butterfly Grapery.
The same waist would be in good taste,
or else little bodice, cut in V back
and front at the throat and with elbow
sleeves. both ruffied in plac val or soft
Oriental lace. A gown of this kind,
made at home, should not cost more
than s.